Primrose Hill and St. Patrick was a Gentleman Broadside and Song Sheet
Boston, MA: J. G. & H. Hunt, [1835]. A song sheet featuring two songs, Primrose Hill and St. Patrick was a Gentleman. There are two woodcuts on the top of the sheet. The first wood cut shows a suitor sitting on hill surrounded by various items, including a shield emblazoned with "Assiduity". The second woodcut is of a cathedral. Below is an excerpt from each song/poem:
"Fair maid of Primrose hill, he cried,
I've come a wooing here;
So do not treat me with disdain,
Nor use me too severe.
For my love 'tis ture and is fix'd on you,
Constant I'll be to only thee,
Thou flower of ev'ry few."
- Primrose Hill
"There's not a mile in Ireland's isle where dirty vermin muster,
But there he put his dear fore foot and murder'd them in clusters;
The toads went pop, the frogs went flop, slap dash in the water,
And the snakes committed suicide to save themselves from the slaughter"
- St. Patrick was A Gentleman
Single sheet. Printed in two columns. OCLC 0 (Oct 2019). While there are similar entries in OCLC, they are by a different publisher. Measure 8 1/2" x 8" Age toning. Foxing. Generalized wear.
Price: $400.00
Item #29017238